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What we know about the deadly mystery illnesses affecting hundreds in Congo
The first cases occurred after children ate bats. Now hundreds of people in two villages are sick and more than 50 are dead.
- by Chinedu Asadu and Jean-Yves Kamale
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Mystery illness kills more than 50 within hours in Congo
The outbreak began after three children ate a bat and died after suffering haemorrhagic fever symptoms. The WHO has ruled out Ebola.
- by Jean-Yves Kamale and Olivia Le Poidevin
Opinion
Political unrest
‘On the streets I once walked dead bodies lay prostrate and forgotten’
I’m heartbroken by the violence that erupted in the vibrant city where I treated patients only last year.
- by Dr Rory Marples
The horrific dilemma facing Congo after 3000 deaths in a week
“We have days of mass burials ahead of us”, the Red Cross warns, but the land available to hold the dead is limited.
- by Elian Peltier and Caleb Kabanda
US carries out airstrikes against Islamic State in Somalia
The US military says “multiple operatives” in the remote Golis Mountains in the country’s north were killed in the strikes.
- by Eric Schmitt
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